Draper (surname)

Draper is a surname, taken from the occupation (a draper was a merchant in cloth or dry goods). It is the 1365th most common name in the USA, with approximately 22,383.

People

Notable people with the surname include:

• Albert Draper (1897–1963), Canadian politician
• Brian Draper (born 1990), perpetrator, murder of Cassie Jo Stoddart
• Charles Draper (musician) (1869–1952), British clarinetist
• Charles Stark Draper (1901–1987), American engineer, after whom the Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, formerly part of MIT, is named
• Christopher Draper (1892–1979), British flying ace, secret agent, and film star
• Daniel Draper (1841-1931), meteorologist
• Daniel Draper (1940–2004), American attorney and member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives
• Dave Draper (1942–2021), American bodybuilder
• Derek Draper (born 1967), British political lobbyist, spin doctor, editor of LabourList website, journalist, psychotherapist
• Dexter W. Draper (1881–1961), American college basketball and football coach
• Dontaye Draper (born 1984), American basketball player
• Dorothy Draper (1889–1969), American interior decorator
• Dorothy Catherine Draper (1807-1901), educator and chemist
• Eben Sumner Draper (1858–1914), American politician, governor of Massachusetts
• Foy Draper (1911–1943), American athlete
• Francis Collier Draper (1837–1894), Chief Constable of Toronto
• Fred W. Draper (1868–1962), American politician
• Hal Draper (1914–1990), American socialist author
• Henry Draper (1837–1882), American doctor, pioneer of astrophotography, brother of John Christopher Draper and son of John William Draper
• Herbert James Draper (1863–1920), English painter
• Jack Draper (1892–1962), American cinematographer
• Jack Draper (tennis) (born 2001), British tennis player
• James Draper (disambiguation), multiple people, including

• James T. Draper Jr. (born 1935), former Southern Baptist Convention President
• James Draper (settler) (1618–1697), settler of the Massachusetts Bay Colony
• Jim Draper (James W. Draper, 1925–2006), Scottish golfer
• James Draper (umpire) (1925–2013), South African cricket umpire

• John Draper (disambiguation), several people, including

• John Draper "Captain Crunch" (born 1943), American hacker and telecommunications phreaker
• John Christopher Draper (1835–1885), American chemist, son of John William Draper and brother of Henry Draper
• John William Draper (1811−1882), English-born American scientist, historian and photographer
• John Draper (MP for New Shoreham), MP for New Shoreham (UK Parliament constituency) 1413–1416
• John Draper (MP for Rochester), MP for Rochester (UK Parliament constituency) in 1420
• John Draper (motorcyclist) (1939-2002), English professional motorcycle racer

• Kris Draper (born 1971), Canadian ice hockey player
• Margaret Green Draper (1727–c. 1804), American printer during the American Revolutionary War
• Mary Draper (1719–1810), participant in the American Revolutionary War
• Nicholas Draper (retired 2020), British historian, inaugural director of the Centre for the Study of the Legacies of British Slavery at University College London
• Nicholas Draper, British Labour Party candidate in several local elections since 1990, most recently the 1990 Merton London Borough Council election
• Nick Draper, Scots football player in the 2013–14 Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. season
• Paul Draper (disambiguation), several people, including

• Paul W. Draper (born 1978), American magician
• Paul Draper (bassoonist) (fl. 1933), with London Baroque Ensemble under Karl Haas (conductor)
• Paul Draper (cricketer) (born 1972), English cricketer
• Paul Draper (dancer) (1909–1996), American dancer
• Paul Draper (musician) (born 1970), English singer-songwriter
• Paul Draper (philosopher) (born 1957), American philosopher
• Paul Draper (priest) (born 1964), Church of Ireland Dean of Lismore
• Paul Draper (winemaker) (born 1936), American winemaker

• Peter Draper (born 1958), Australian politician
• Polly Draper (born 1955), American actress, writer, producer, and director
• Ray Draper (1940–1982), American jazz musician
• Robert Draper (born 1959), American author
• Ronald Draper (born 1926), South African cricketer
• Ross Draper (born 1988), English footballer
• Ruth Draper (1884–1956), American actress
• Scott Draper (born 1974), Australian tennis player and golfer
• Theodore Draper (1912–2006), American historian and political writer
• Timothy C. Draper (born 1958), American venture capitalist
• Thomas Draper (disambiguation): several people, including

• Thomas Draper (criminal) (1839–1883), American professional criminal
• Thomas Draper (died 1703), of the Draper baronets
• Thomas Draper, a name used by Thomas Fermore (died 1609), English MP
• Thomas Percy Draper (1864–1946), Australian politician and judge
• Tom Draper (born 1966), Canadian ice hockey player

• Trish Draper (born 1959), Australian politician
• Warren Fales Draper (1883–1970), U.S. Deputy Surgeon General and member of Eisenhower's staff during WWII
• Warren Fales Draper (publisher) (1818–1905), publisher in Andover, Massachusetts, philanthropist
• Wickliffe Draper (1891–1972), American segregationist, eugenicist and philanthropist; founded the Pioneer Fund
• William Draper (disambiguation): several people, including

• William Franklin Draper (artist) (1912–2003), American painter
• William Franklin Draper (politician) (1842–1910)
• William Henry Draper (1801–1877), Canadian judge and politician
• William Henry Draper (congressman) (1841–1921), American politician
• William Henry Draper Jr. (1894–1974), American general and venture capitalist, father of William Henry Draper III, grandfather of Timothy C. Draper and Polly Draper
• William Henry Draper III (born 1928), American venture capitalist, son of William Henry Draper Jr., father of Timothy C. Draper and Polly Draper.

Fictional characters with the surname

In Mad Men:

• Anna Draper, Lt. Donald Draper's wife
• Betty Draper, Don Draper's first wife
• Bobby Draper, Don Draper's elder son
• Don Draper, the protagonist of Mad Men
• Gene Draper, Don Draper's younger son
• Megan Draper, Don Draper's second wife
• Sally Draper, Don Draper's daughter